Racial disparities observed in prostate cancer incidence, outcomes among veterans

Black veterans had a nearly twofold higher incidence of both localized prostate cancer and de novo metastatic disease compared with white veterans, according to a nationwide, retrospective cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.
“This study showed that in a nearly equal access-to-care setting, increased incidence of prostate cancer is an important driver of the increased residual disparity in prostate cancer metastasis among Black men,” Kosj Yamoah, MD, PhD, chief of genitourinary radiation oncology and director of radiation oncology cancer health disparities research at

Black veterans had a nearly twofold higher incidence of both localized prostate cancer and de novo metastatic disease compared with white veterans, according to a nationwide, retrospective cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.
“This study showed that in a nearly equal access-to-care setting, increased incidence of prostate cancer is an important driver of the increased residual disparity in prostate cancer metastasis among Black men,” Kosj Yamoah, MD, PhD, chief of genitourinary radiation oncology and director of radiation oncology cancer health disparities research at